June 2, 2009 Mommy Discovers Squidoo

So, I've found an interesting alternative to blogging for those who want to write (or rant as the case may be), but don't have enough to say about one topic to sustain a blog or create a whole website around. It's called Squidoo. I found it while going through the My Online Income System materials because some affiliate marketers use it to promote products, but that's just a small niche on Squidoo.

Basically, the site provides an easy way to make individual webpages (called lenses) about whatever you want to write about. Say you want to point out a problem with your local school system. If it's just one or two issues, you might have trouble writing a blog about it. You probably could manage a page, though. When the problem gets fixed, just update your Squidoo page to let people know the current situation. Or back on the idea of promoting items for sale, if you want to tell people about what you're selling on eBay, you can write about it on Squidoo and update your page whenever you put new things up for sale. It would make a pretty silly blog, but it's fine on Squidoo. You're just trying to get more traffic to your items.

I have to admit, a blog takes frequent maintenance to get and keep an audience. It can be a lot of work when you're just starting out. A Squidoo page only needs your attention when something actually changes or if you feel the desire to revise (or add pictures). If you want to write about twenty different topics, just make twenty different pages. They don't have to be related at all, which is a big plus over blogs and websites. But, just like a website or blog, Squidoo lets you make money for your efforts. Squidoo does revenue sharing. Half of what the site brings in gets redistrubuted back to its users. The rest of the money goes to maintain the site and to charities. Of course, if you're not interested in earning anything off of your pages, you can give your shares to charity too. But, if you're looking for a way to make money by writing and some of the other sites I've suggested (like Helium or eHow) are a little too rigid for you, this might just fit the bill.

~Beth~
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